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100
The name of the union who worked in the workers camps in British Columbia. a) Workers Union Relief b) Relief Camp Workers Union c) Union of Work Camps d) British Columbia’s Workers Union
What is (c) the Relief Camp Workers Union.
100
The year the height of the depression occurred.
What is 1933.
100
Caused anger and frustration from the citizens of Canada.
What is Bennett’s New Deal that did not benefit the economy.
100
The unemployment/homeless/poor rate at the height of the depression (1933).
What is 25%.
100
He raised tariffs and created work camps for those in need of it (poor, unemployed) to get Canada to leave the Depression.
Who is R.B Bennett.
200
Government relief payments given to those who had no alternative source of income.
What is a pogey.
200
The year the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration Act was passed in.
What is 1935.
200
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
Who are the people that "supported social programs such as income assistance, and publicly funded health care to help those in need".
300
The name of the area where the drought and sandstorms of the Prairies hit.
What is Palliser's Triangle.
300
The season and year when a quarter of the Canadian population was unemployed?
What is the winter of 1933.
300
Declared that “social welfare was the responsibility of the provinces” and was attached to the Liberal government.
What is the cause of Mackenzie King being outvoted from being the Prime Minister during the next election.
300
The reforms (3) included in the “Little New Deal” presented by Premier Dufferin Pattullo in 1933.
What is a shortened work day, an increase in minimum wage, and an increase in relief payments by 20%.
400
Caused the suffering of the production of goods such as wheat, fish, minerals, pulp and paper.
What is other countries began to produce the same goods which created more competition. Also, with agriculture production, the eight-year drought created an ache in the Canadian economy.
400
Overproduction of goods was a cause of the Depression. Businesses had to do to a specific thing to benefit for themselves which affected their workers drastically.
What is businesses had to slow down production by laying off their workers. That created more unemployment, less money for their workers, and a decline in the economy.
500
As men road across the country on freight trains, they stayed in shanty towns overnight for food and shelter. The men had a nickname for the places they stayed at.
What is jungles.
500
The chronological order of these events: Canadian Broadcast Company was created, Black Tuesday, R.B Bennett came to power and the 5 cent speech was presented.
What is Black Tuesday (1929), 5 cent speech was presented (Feb 5, 1930), R.B Bennett came into power (Aug 7, 1930) and then the Canadian Broadcast Company was created (1936).
500
People were unhappy with the working conditions at the western work camps that were provided by the government. They decided to fight for their rights and perform a specific action. (Be specific)
What is The Relief Camp Workers Union road on freight trains to Ottawa to complain to Prime Minister Bennett which was known as the “On to Ottawa Trek”.
500
Mackenzie King came back into power (1937) and established the ______ that studied certain issues involved in the provincial-federal relations. The commission included three specific recommendations.
What is the Rowell-Sirois Commission and the specific recommendations were in regards of taxation, unemployment insurance and equalization payments.